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reaction from the romney campaign. >> mitt romney was at a big fund-raiser. >> comments made by romney during a private fund-raiser. >> romney suggested he could gut all kinds of agencies. >> things like housing and urban development. >> cuts to housing and education. >> it is so outrageous. >> agencies some of the safety net. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. >> for folks who are in the
reaction from the romney campaign. >> mitt romney was at a big fund-raiser. >> comments made by romney during a private fund-raiser. >> romney suggested he could gut all kinds of agencies. >> things like housing and urban development. >> cuts to housing and education. >> it is so outrageous. >> agencies some of the safety net. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. >> for folks who are in the
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romney gamed the tax code. he basically picked his own tax rate and his accountants played around with deductions so they could hit the predetermined rate near 14%. would you take it? meanwhile, romney still won't explain the specifics of his tax plan for you and me, americans. >> we bring down rates, we limit deductions and exemptions to keep the progressivity in the code and encourage growth in jobs. >> and the devil is in the details. what are we talking about? mortgage deduction? >> the devil is in the detail, the angel is in the policy which is creating more jobs. >> let's get one thing straight. tax cuts for the rich do not create jobs. this is the top marginal tax rate from 1948 to 2010. you be the judge. it's gone down quite a bit. here's unemployment over the same period. it's very hard to argue lower taxes do anything worthwhile for jobs, but romney's plan is even worse than this. not only will rich people get tax breaks, the only way to pay for them is on the backs of the middle class and everybody e
romney gamed the tax code. he basically picked his own tax rate and his accountants played around with deductions so they could hit the predetermined rate near 14%. would you take it? meanwhile, romney still won't explain the specifics of his tax plan for you and me, americans. >> we bring down rates, we limit deductions and exemptions to keep the progressivity in the code and encourage growth in jobs. >> and the devil is in the details. what are we talking about? mortgage...
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the ryan campaign and romney campaign knows this is coming and looking at romney's performance, it was glib, superficially appealing. he was able to dance around not providing details so i don't know exactly how they do it. i just -- i have a kind of hunch that, you know, they'll find something that paul ryan can say that will, you know, that will get around the criticism that biden's going to come in with. >> on the lowering expectations front, the president came out said and he thinks joe biden is going to be terrific. surprisingly, they're not lowering expectations and i think trying to pump people up a little bit. you could not think of two different sort of political characters than joe biden and barack obama. obama's the deep thinker, the weary warrior. you have the sense in the first debate he didn't want to be there and shouldn't have to go through this. joe biden, on the other hand, i think he loves and embraces the political combat. i think he enjoys it and makes a big difference when you feel like the person on the stage is having fun. >> yeah. >> that makes a huge differenc
the ryan campaign and romney campaign knows this is coming and looking at romney's performance, it was glib, superficially appealing. he was able to dance around not providing details so i don't know exactly how they do it. i just -- i have a kind of hunch that, you know, they'll find something that paul ryan can say that will, you know, that will get around the criticism that biden's going to come in with. >> on the lowering expectations front, the president came out said and he thinks...
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. >> romney, ryan, romney ryan. >> there we go, all right. >> does he have any. i come back to number thr. >>ne aik. >> if we don't run chris christie, romney will be the nominee and he'll lose. >> it is a big day in the big apple. >> president obama is in new york right now. >> america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. >> there was president obama giving a speech. >> icceppe aoio mfuinveay. >> then there s mi rney. >> the few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. >> if he's going to double down on that 47, that will cause difficules. >> wait a couple of days for er spot. ne. >> i can appreciate your kind words. >> when i was a boy i used to think that becoming rich and becoming famous would make me happy. boy, was iight. >> yeah, he said that. with just 42 days until the presidential election and with a new poll showing mitt romney's path to the presidency raply narrowing, paul ryan is radly reizthe el h way to becomg the next losing vice president candidate. so he is desperately trying to avoid the stench of romney. yes, the stench. t
. >> romney, ryan, romney ryan. >> there we go, all right. >> does he have any. i come back to number thr. >>ne aik. >> if we don't run chris christie, romney will be the nominee and he'll lose. >> it is a big day in the big apple. >> president obama is in new york right now. >> america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. >> there was president obama giving a speech. >> icceppe aoio mfuinveay. >> then there s mi rney....
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romney. what do you have for sale? >> i am going to put a cap on regulation and any new major regulation will have to be approved by congress. i'm not letting the politicians off the hook. >> absolutely, he's not letting politicians off the hook, just wall street, k street, polluters, abusers, everyone else. the president spent last night rallies supporters at a san francisco fund-raiser telling them he intends to win but only if his backers are obsessive for the next four weeks and admitting that he's got some ground to make up after the debacle in denver. >> after the debate i had a bunch of people come up to me, don't be so polite, don't be so nice. i want everybody to understand something, what was being presented wasn't leadership. that's salesmanship. >> the president is now on his way to columbus due to touchdown within the half hour for a late afternoon rally at ohio state university. for his part, mr. romney will be joined by new jersey governor chris christie for an evening rally in cuyahoga falls, ohio. ap a
romney. what do you have for sale? >> i am going to put a cap on regulation and any new major regulation will have to be approved by congress. i'm not letting the politicians off the hook. >> absolutely, he's not letting politicians off the hook, just wall street, k street, polluters, abusers, everyone else. the president spent last night rallies supporters at a san francisco fund-raiser telling them he intends to win but only if his backers are obsessive for the next four weeks and...
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he got set in terms of ann romney because we're talking about a spouse but the romney folks pushed out comments bill maher made about ann romney which were pretty unpleasant on friday night. and their argument is he's a donor to the super pac to the tune of $1 million. that's a lot of money. ted nugent is also an endorser whom romney sought. both sides might be regretting the sort of war on war on wars to make this person take ownership. >> i think ted nugent needs to write some new songs. only the one song we can think of. >> that's the nature of the controversy. >> i will say i think it is mitt romney has shown a certain amount of cowardice in terms of standing up to the more radical elements of the party. >> he needs to take opportunities to show his core. >> it could have been a moment of some kind. >> i'm sure they'll be asked about it again and again. at some point they make a more aggressive position on this issue. what they said today. >> it's not device sib language. it's just -- it's way beyond that. device sieve language is here all the time. >> i would characterize his lang
he got set in terms of ann romney because we're talking about a spouse but the romney folks pushed out comments bill maher made about ann romney which were pretty unpleasant on friday night. and their argument is he's a donor to the super pac to the tune of $1 million. that's a lot of money. ted nugent is also an endorser whom romney sought. both sides might be regretting the sort of war on war on wars to make this person take ownership. >> i think ted nugent needs to write some new...
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weiss, ann romney. she did a couple of things. she tried to fill in some of the blanks about his personal story, break through some of the cartoon version that's been made about him as an unfeeling rich guy, but also to speak directly to women. she said it out loud and explicitly, "i love you women," kind of a little heavy-handed, but the point was very clear. how did she do last night? >> first of all, her performance skills were extremely high. she made the point yesterday that she hadn't -- she hadn't really delivered speeches from prepared text. this was a speech written for her. she's on this prompter, the biggest crowd she's ever spoken in front of both inside and outside. she came across really well. not to demean it, but she looked great. she had great voice control, great breath control. she gave a great performance. from a writer's standpoint, you know, you want to both tell and show. and there was a lot of telling in this speech. she asserted a lot of things about mitt romney. there was not,
weiss, ann romney. she did a couple of things. she tried to fill in some of the blanks about his personal story, break through some of the cartoon version that's been made about him as an unfeeling rich guy, but also to speak directly to women. she said it out loud and explicitly, "i love you women," kind of a little heavy-handed, but the point was very clear. how did she do last night? >> first of all, her performance skills were extremely high. she made the point yesterday...
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the romney from massachusetts or the romney from bain or the romney from nordquist or the neocons? >> the interesting thing about the debate format is each candidate is going to be given a lot of time to answer some of these basic questions. that may not be good for romney. you get the sense, particularly on health care, while governor romney of 2003 could give a good ten-minute answer on health care and what he thought about it, what he wanted to do about it, what he had accomplished in massachusetts, how can mitt romney talk for five minutes on health care, even like 90 seconds without saying something that contradicts something he said the week before, the month before, that gets the base upset, that is confusing, that reporters can't quite understand? i don't know how he does it. he's tied himself into knots on this particular question. on the other side, i do know some obama aides who are a little worried that the president, who sometimes can be overly professorial, may use the time not to his advantage either. they'd like to see more succinct answers. they each have the oppos
the romney from massachusetts or the romney from bain or the romney from nordquist or the neocons? >> the interesting thing about the debate format is each candidate is going to be given a lot of time to answer some of these basic questions. that may not be good for romney. you get the sense, particularly on health care, while governor romney of 2003 could give a good ten-minute answer on health care and what he thought about it, what he wanted to do about it, what he had accomplished in...
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mitt romney -- first of all, mitt romney in 1994 said he was going to be better on civil unions and gay marriage than ted kennedy. he has come a long way since then. this is about being on the right side of history. there is also poll numbers that show among independent voters the support for gay marriage the spread is like 16%. this is going to be something the white house brings up again and again and again and again. you hear the white house talking about mitt romney being a severe conservative. here is your evidence. >> i am so struck by the fact. it was just eight years ago. the entire campaign was run with this as tz key wedge issue. with conservatives prosecuting the cultural war both because it amped up their face. they had to essentially choose their own base, the preferences of independent voters. what i have been struck by all this is the tentativeness and the defensiveness of mitt romney. this is something the other side, the republican party and conservatives saw as something to lead with just eight years ago. >> they are on the defensive now. it is really remarkable to me
mitt romney -- first of all, mitt romney in 1994 said he was going to be better on civil unions and gay marriage than ted kennedy. he has come a long way since then. this is about being on the right side of history. there is also poll numbers that show among independent voters the support for gay marriage the spread is like 16%. this is going to be something the white house brings up again and again and again and again. you hear the white house talking about mitt romney being a severe...
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is mitt romney going to deliver? >> i am sure that part of the reason this video is out there, just the day before, is to give romney the opportunity to, perhaps, reference it when you talk about the role of government, when you talk about the economy, he's got some phrases he likes to use about more people being on welfare and all of that, so i would imagine we'll hear some of that. i actually disagree with something mark said. i think this was very much a play for the base. even our nbc news poll, 23% of people said, that 47% comment made them like mitt romney better. so there are people out there who agree with those comments. >> aren't they locked up already? that's a question -- >> no. because remember we've also seen reuters has had the polling and a lot of polling that show some low-income southern whites are thinking he's too richy rich. what it shows is he's still in trouble with his own base and now, you know, obviously the way the white house is trying to set this up, the president is going to talk about v
is mitt romney going to deliver? >> i am sure that part of the reason this video is out there, just the day before, is to give romney the opportunity to, perhaps, reference it when you talk about the role of government, when you talk about the economy, he's got some phrases he likes to use about more people being on welfare and all of that, so i would imagine we'll hear some of that. i actually disagree with something mark said. i think this was very much a play for the base. even our nbc...
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new reaction from the romney campaign after comments made by romney during a private fund-raiser in florida where he said he would, quote, eliminate several government agencies if he were president. and he heard him make the comments while he was outside the fund-raiser at an estate in palm beach. romney, said, quote i'm going to take a lot of departments in washington and agencies and combine them. some eliminate but i'm not going to lay out exactly which ones are going to go. in the past hour, romney aides said the governor is throwing out ideas. joining me, michael smerconish and steve who is a conservative and not a fan of mitt romney. we know that. so steve i'm going to ask with you and ask you to look at this objectively. he is at this fund-raiser. he talks about perhaps combining the education department. even eliminating the housing urban development agency. an agency his father once headed. what did we make of all of these comments and the response that he was tossing around, chewing the fat if you will at this fund-raiser. >> well, tamron, i think this is the etch a sketch candida
new reaction from the romney campaign after comments made by romney during a private fund-raiser in florida where he said he would, quote, eliminate several government agencies if he were president. and he heard him make the comments while he was outside the fund-raiser at an estate in palm beach. romney, said, quote i'm going to take a lot of departments in washington and agencies and combine them. some eliminate but i'm not going to lay out exactly which ones are going to go. in the past...
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mitt romney never will be. and if they can try to convince people in this country that the president is giving away government benefits to people that now don't have to work, i'm sure they're happy to have that message sink in. it is, again, 100% not true. nobody that's looked at this believes it's true. there is a strong, vibrant work requirement in welfare and, quite frankly, there should be. >> are you losing the medicare argument? >> no, i don't think so. this is a debate that we're going to have for the remainder of this campaign. look, it's a pretty good example. your last guest who is in florida. i don't know if you were worried he was somehow going to back up right off the stage here when he was talking about medicare. the guy running for the u.s. senate in florida understood that the ryan budget was simply too far to go on medicare for seniors and for people that are going to be seniors right here in this state of florida. people know that what they're going to -- >> these early ads, have they been muc
mitt romney never will be. and if they can try to convince people in this country that the president is giving away government benefits to people that now don't have to work, i'm sure they're happy to have that message sink in. it is, again, 100% not true. nobody that's looked at this believes it's true. there is a strong, vibrant work requirement in welfare and, quite frankly, there should be. >> are you losing the medicare argument? >> no, i don't think so. this is a debate that...
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obviously mitt romney is a good debater. he made it through the primaries and has had practice this year. barack obama, debating is not his greatest strength. he's a wonderful orator and has been a successful president. i think he'll do a good job, but i think it's going to be a competitive debate. >> do you think it's going to make a big difference for mitt romney to really show himself and really for these two men to be on the same stage? >> well, that helps mitt romney to be on the same stage with the president of the united states. there's no doubt. it always helps the challenger with the incumbent. the problem, though, is i think what susan pointed out and dana pointed out is that we really don't know who mitt romney is. so the question is which mitt romney will appear on the debate stage? and that will determine whether people will believe whatever candidate shows up at that time. >> all right. dana, real fast, though, president obama has a lot on his agenda. starting tomorrow, he's going to be here in new york city. a
obviously mitt romney is a good debater. he made it through the primaries and has had practice this year. barack obama, debating is not his greatest strength. he's a wonderful orator and has been a successful president. i think he'll do a good job, but i think it's going to be a competitive debate. >> do you think it's going to make a big difference for mitt romney to really show himself and really for these two men to be on the same stage? >> well, that helps mitt romney to be on...
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most americans are paying a lower rate than mitt romney paid, but the problem for mitt romney is there are a lot of high income people who earn a lot of money in salary who are paying much higher tax rates than he paid because they are getting their money in salary, not in earnings from investments, which are taxed at a lower rate. so those folks are the folks who will look at a 13% rate and say boy, i wish i could get to that. >> do we fault mitt romney for whatever the rate he's paying so long as he's paying it lawfully. legally, morally, ethically? if we have a beef over this rate he's paying, isn't it better at the tax code and those responsible for drawing it? >> well, yeah. i think you make a good point. he's probably doing things legally. we haven't seen anything to indicate that he wasn't. but we don't entirely know. and the extent to which he's using these offshore accounts could contribute to this lower tax rate. there are lots of things he could be doing that if the american people new about them, they're not illegal, but they would make you a little bit squeamish. i do have
most americans are paying a lower rate than mitt romney paid, but the problem for mitt romney is there are a lot of high income people who earn a lot of money in salary who are paying much higher tax rates than he paid because they are getting their money in salary, not in earnings from investments, which are taxed at a lower rate. so those folks are the folks who will look at a 13% rate and say boy, i wish i could get to that. >> do we fault mitt romney for whatever the rate he's paying...
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romney and mr. ryan can't bring themselves to listen to any of the speeches of the democrats convention, then they could still learn something from just looking at the audience. because they will soon discover that it wasn't manufactured or manipulated for the cameras. it was simply made here in america. thanks so much for watching. chris matthews, the maestro, picks things up for now. >>> elvis returns. let's play "hardball."
romney and mr. ryan can't bring themselves to listen to any of the speeches of the democrats convention, then they could still learn something from just looking at the audience. because they will soon discover that it wasn't manufactured or manipulated for the cameras. it was simply made here in america. thanks so much for watching. chris matthews, the maestro, picks things up for now. >>> elvis returns. let's play "hardball."
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will the obama campaign ever let romney shake the tax return story? and do romney's taxes matter? joan walsh is editor at large for salon.com and an msnbc political analyst and author of the new book, "what's the matter with white people." amon javers is cnbc's washington correspondent. amon let me begin with you. is this getting traction? do the american people care about the fact that romney's only releasing two years of tax returns? >> if you frame it in terms of documents and details the american voters don't necessarily care about that stuff. it's kind of complicated and confusing. what they care about in the gut is this sense somebody's getting away with something you're not getting away. so if romney is paying a lower tax rate than other americans, those folks are going to resent that and they're going to want to see exactly how this happened. >> this is your strong suit. is he, in fact, paying a lower tax rate than other americans. the semantics of this become awfully important. >> yeah. what we're talking about here is the federal effective tax rate. that's after you take
will the obama campaign ever let romney shake the tax return story? and do romney's taxes matter? joan walsh is editor at large for salon.com and an msnbc political analyst and author of the new book, "what's the matter with white people." amon javers is cnbc's washington correspondent. amon let me begin with you. is this getting traction? do the american people care about the fact that romney's only releasing two years of tax returns? >> if you frame it in terms of documents...
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the obama campaign is trying to paint romney as rich and out of touch. so today the president and the vice president released their tax returns, daring romney to do the same. and let me fin wish the battle of the 2008 campaign which is not finished barack obama versus bill clinton. we begin with gun, and former governor ed rendell is a political analyst and jeff gottlieb who is joining us from the nra convention in st. louis. gentlemen, speaking at the nra convention this afternoon mitt romney decried what he called the president's assault on the basic freedoms, but avoided diving into the controls of guns and the second amendment and it was not long into the speech before he mentioned the right to bear arms. here it is. >> this administration's attack on freedom extends even to rights explicitly guaranteed by the constitution, the right to bear arms is so plainly stated, so unambiguous that the liberals have a hard time challenging it directly. instead, they have been employing every imaginable ruse and ploy to restrict it. >> now, mitt romney has suppo
the obama campaign is trying to paint romney as rich and out of touch. so today the president and the vice president released their tax returns, daring romney to do the same. and let me fin wish the battle of the 2008 campaign which is not finished barack obama versus bill clinton. we begin with gun, and former governor ed rendell is a political analyst and jeff gottlieb who is joining us from the nra convention in st. louis. gentlemen, speaking at the nra convention this afternoon mitt romney...
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he believes mitt romney agrees with him. >> mitt romney is a great american. mitt romney believes in the first amendment. mitt romney knows what i'm saying is true. he puts it into words for him. i put it into words for me. >> i'm joined by eugene robinson. great to have you with us. it's about rhetoric at this point, no doubt. the romney campaign jumped over hilary's comments even though she's not part of the campaign. why isn't mitt romney con deemed these comments and do he need to do this? >> this is no comparison between that and this. this is different not just in degree but in kind because there's not just criticism, there's not just political incorrectness or whatever in what he was saying, there's menace there. it's no surprise that the secret service has decided to at least look into this because he sounds delusional and it's delusional people you need to watch out for historically. this is completely different. add to that the fact that mitt romney went out of his way to try to get ted nugent's endorsement. >> that's the story right there. this cand
he believes mitt romney agrees with him. >> mitt romney is a great american. mitt romney believes in the first amendment. mitt romney knows what i'm saying is true. he puts it into words for him. i put it into words for me. >> i'm joined by eugene robinson. great to have you with us. it's about rhetoric at this point, no doubt. the romney campaign jumped over hilary's comments even though she's not part of the campaign. why isn't mitt romney con deemed these comments and do he need...
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romney spoke about this. i want to play the clip. >> you said it was the most wounding thing in the campaign. >> the dog loved it. >> but the dog got sicked. >> we travelled all the time and he ate the turkey on the counter. i mean, he had the runs. >> so if people don't understand the story we are referring to a family vacation the family took where they strapped the irish setter to the roof of the car and decided to have an accident and was streaking down the window. it was a profile piece that he drove the car to the side and hosed it off. is the romney campaign sick of this story? this is one of the latest national interviews mitt romney and shamus the dog. >> it was on the cover of new yorker magazine. i mean, tha romney campaign is never happy when this subject comes up in interviews. this was his first big network interview talking about the dog t. is an old story told to show how romney demonstrated that he was efficient in his family life and it's turned out was used heavily by the republicans in the
romney spoke about this. i want to play the clip. >> you said it was the most wounding thing in the campaign. >> the dog loved it. >> but the dog got sicked. >> we travelled all the time and he ate the turkey on the counter. i mean, he had the runs. >> so if people don't understand the story we are referring to a family vacation the family took where they strapped the irish setter to the roof of the car and decided to have an accident and was streaking down the...
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to mitt romney, remember that? >> thanks so much, guys. if you'd like to see those two gentlemen in tuxedos, tune in tomorrow night for special coverage the white house correspondents dinner. that begins here at 10:00 eastern. we'll be right back to clear the air. [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em, with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds, and stops new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control. guys. come here, come here. [ telephone ringing ] i'm calling my old dealership. [ man ] may ford. hi, yeah. do you guys have any crossovers that offer better highway fuel economy than the chevy equinox? no, sorry, sir. we don't. oh, well, that's too bad. [ man ] ky
to mitt romney, remember that? >> thanks so much, guys. if you'd like to see those two gentlemen in tuxedos, tune in tomorrow night for special coverage the white house correspondents dinner. that begins here at 10:00 eastern. we'll be right back to clear the air. [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts...
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who exactly is mitt romney? what did his victory speech this week tell us about how he's going to run? >> it's still about the economy. and we're not stupid. >> to the deciders in this election. one key group i can tell you is women. the big question is still, how will they be won over? i'm going to discuss it this morning with two campaign insiders. the senior adviser to mitt romney ed gillespie and robert gibbs, senior adviser to president obama's campaign. > also, after the firestorm. she arted gngft a my. deoctisttest hily seisac a oy re ddow.me in tsa hern republican strategist alex castellanos. and vice chairman of the house republican congress, congresswoman kathy mcmorris-rodgers. >>> plus, it's the morning after. a big night here in washington. the washington correspondence dinner adds a little glitz. it gives the president a chance to use some comedy as a political weapon. >> it's great to be here this evening in the vast, magnificent hilton ballroom. or what mitt romney would call a little fixer-upper
who exactly is mitt romney? what did his victory speech this week tell us about how he's going to run? >> it's still about the economy. and we're not stupid. >> to the deciders in this election. one key group i can tell you is women. the big question is still, how will they be won over? i'm going to discuss it this morning with two campaign insiders. the senior adviser to mitt romney ed gillespie and robert gibbs, senior adviser to president obama's campaign. > also, after the...
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it is not widely known that mitt romney -- everyone knows mitt romney's father was governor and ran for president, but his mother was a position as well. i think she ran for senate in michigan. this is her talking in a fascinating way about the role, the relationship between the personal and political and motherhood as a politician running for office. this is lenora romney. >> she's told she shouldn't put her time there, she should be driven away here there and every place but not make a contribution any place. let someone else do it in the day care centers or let someone else do it in the schools and they are not doing it. if you were told the most important thing you could do to raise your children so they would become happy, well adjusted citizens who are contributing and that you would get credit for this, you would do it, wouldn't you? but if you were told, this is no kind of a job, you're entrapped and enslaved, you're not getting a wage for this, good grief, what kind of a wage do you want? but to have your child contribute and make a contribution, i'm just telling you we are goi
it is not widely known that mitt romney -- everyone knows mitt romney's father was governor and ran for president, but his mother was a position as well. i think she ran for senate in michigan. this is her talking in a fascinating way about the role, the relationship between the personal and political and motherhood as a politician running for office. this is lenora romney. >> she's told she shouldn't put her time there, she should be driven away here there and every place but not make a...
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mitt romney talking about it directly. the visuals, the compare and contrast of mitt romney on vacation and showing up it looks like some type of lumber yard or tool shop. >> hardware store. >> the president there talking and both talked about vacation. it was interesting to hear the president talk about staying in hojos and that's what americans want. there is nothing wrong with taking a vacation with your family. >> let's remember the subtle point that the obama campaign is trying to sell here about the midwest. they believe one of their advantages here is going to be on a gut level. who is more in touch with the working class voter in ohio and western pennsylvania and wisconsin and michigan. this part. the obama campaign thinks they will paint a picture of mitt romney as this out of touch rich guy. your boss, if you will. the guy that was in charge of the companies that closed down the factories in your town. suddenly here's the president talking about right when mitt romney is on vacation where he had to answer the que
mitt romney talking about it directly. the visuals, the compare and contrast of mitt romney on vacation and showing up it looks like some type of lumber yard or tool shop. >> hardware store. >> the president there talking and both talked about vacation. it was interesting to hear the president talk about staying in hojos and that's what americans want. there is nothing wrong with taking a vacation with your family. >> let's remember the subtle point that the obama campaign is...
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governor romney could have taking on rush. of course, he cowhered in the face of the right wing of the party. >> right. >> so instead of engendering support with females by calling that for what it was, despicable, you know, he hid under the desk. >> yes, let's compare the way that obama handled this recent nonscandal with hilary rosen when he and basically his whole team rushed to disassociate themselves from her rather innocuous comments, although ill-chosen. then look at how he handles this from rush. >> may i interrupt you and play it just to remind everybody and you can analyze it. roll the tape. >> i'll just say it's not the language i would have used. i'm focusing on the issues that i think are significant in the country today. and that's why i'm here talking about jobs in ohio. >> there it is, michelle goldberg. >> yes. right. that's the kind of best he can do is say he wouldn't have called her a slut. maybe he would have called her something more decarice but equally as insulting. let's remember, the thing that set of
governor romney could have taking on rush. of course, he cowhered in the face of the right wing of the party. >> right. >> so instead of engendering support with females by calling that for what it was, despicable, you know, he hid under the desk. >> yes, let's compare the way that obama handled this recent nonscandal with hilary rosen when he and basically his whole team rushed to disassociate themselves from her rather innocuous comments, although ill-chosen. then look at...
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romney? >> governor romney calls the president out of touch. and anti-woman, by the way. out of touch. how many of you all have a swiss bank account? all right, let's decide what to do about medicare and social security... security. that's what matters to me... me? i've been paying in all these years... years washington's been talking at us, but they never really listen... listen...it's not just some line item on a budget; it's what i'll have to live on... i live on branson street, and i have something to say... [ male announcer ] aarp is bringing the conversation on medicare and social security out from behind closed doors in washington. because you've earned a say. on [ male announcer ] if your kid can recognize your sneeze from a crowd... you're probably muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> santorum says sayonara. newt bounces a check but women dominate the discussion. here are the top lines. the week in r
romney? >> governor romney calls the president out of touch. and anti-woman, by the way. out of touch. how many of you all have a swiss bank account? all right, let's decide what to do about medicare and social security... security. that's what matters to me... me? i've been paying in all these years... years washington's been talking at us, but they never really listen... listen...it's not just some line item on a budget; it's what i'll have to live on... i live on branson street, and i...
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it's not that he's talking about ann romney about women, it's that he's only talking to ann romney. why is it when half the electorate is women, he goes to his wife exclusively. >> how about saying he was going to get rid of the department of education. >> he said that's dynamite. it's the politics that he's worried about. >> why would he say i want to consolidate or reduce the impact. >> i thought he was off the record. >> education, as it happen, i've looked at the poll numbers, it's another huge area where there's a gender gap. >> i'm not being judgmental, but i can be. ask any guy who the kids teachers are. the mother tends to be aware of every teacher. has an attitude about them. who are the teachers again? >> i'm staying silent. i don't want to get in trouble with my spouse. >> today, after we have gone through four or five days of hilary rosen, the republicans are in no better shape than they were. >> thank you very much. when we return let me if i thinkish when why what's good for latin america is good for the united states. i was very impressed. things are looking up south
it's not that he's talking about ann romney about women, it's that he's only talking to ann romney. why is it when half the electorate is women, he goes to his wife exclusively. >> how about saying he was going to get rid of the department of education. >> he said that's dynamite. it's the politics that he's worried about. >> why would he say i want to consolidate or reduce the impact. >> i thought he was off the record. >> education, as it happen, i've looked at...
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what happens to romney now? does he support the president even though republican members of congress don't support the president on fixing the interest level of student loans, many of them or go with the congressional republicans? is he going to swing in a matter of two days? >> well, you know, he is just going to watch the polls on this, and what's happening here is the contrast between what you saw with president obama before the students where there is wamplt, there is understanding, eight years ago he had just finally finished paying off his loans and now he is the president of the united states. i mean, he comes from the real world that most of these kids are now living in. governor romney has different circumstances. if he is serious about supporting the president's position on student loans, then he has to get tough with mr. boehner and the republicans and tell them i am serious, you guys have to fix this. i haven't heard that. he has given a sound bite but hasn't taken action. >> i think we'll be waiting
what happens to romney now? does he support the president even though republican members of congress don't support the president on fixing the interest level of student loans, many of them or go with the congressional republicans? is he going to swing in a matter of two days? >> well, you know, he is just going to watch the polls on this, and what's happening here is the contrast between what you saw with president obama before the students where there is wamplt, there is understanding,...
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romney trams obama 54% to 31% likability. the number we'll be look at is can romney close this gap? monday night's program with the we can do better theme will be capped with a speech from ann romney and that's one opportunity to close that gap. >>> and is romney ready for the hard sell. when as "the wall street journal" writes, romney won't use his campaign to personalize me as a piece of meat. >>> the romney campaign is having a hard time keeping the focus on the economy, there remains the biggest issue of the campaign. joining me now are two people who are focused on the economy, former democratic senator from alan arkir arkansas, blanch lincoln. i'll go to you, it seems that every time mitt romney is trying to get on the economy, it plays right into the president's hand and the president's hand these moments i'm going to target talking to latinos, i'm going to target talking to women. we have 74 -- >> i think if romney has been thrown off because of these sort of external messages that have gotten his way, the president's kind of been thrown off by some of the economic data we h
romney trams obama 54% to 31% likability. the number we'll be look at is can romney close this gap? monday night's program with the we can do better theme will be capped with a speech from ann romney and that's one opportunity to close that gap. >>> and is romney ready for the hard sell. when as "the wall street journal" writes, romney won't use his campaign to personalize me as a piece of meat. >>> the romney campaign is having a hard time keeping the focus on the...
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romney has an equal advantage among men. romney highlighted the health care law he signed in massachusetts, something he's shied away from. he was responding to charges from the obama campaign republican policies amount to a so-called war on women. >> with regards to women's health care, look, i'm the guy that was able to get health care for all of the women and men in my state. they're just talking about it at the federal level. we actually did something and we did it without cutting medicare and without raising taxes, number one. number two -- >> you're saying look at romney care? >> i'm very proud what was we did and the fact that we helped women and men and children in our state. >>> on yesterday's "meet the press," former florida governor jeb bush acknowledged the republican party needs to reach a wider audience to have long-term success. >> our demographics are changing. and we have to change not necessarily our core beliefs but how we -- the tone of our message and the message and the intensity of it for sure. i don't
romney has an equal advantage among men. romney highlighted the health care law he signed in massachusetts, something he's shied away from. he was responding to charges from the obama campaign republican policies amount to a so-called war on women. >> with regards to women's health care, look, i'm the guy that was able to get health care for all of the women and men in my state. they're just talking about it at the federal level. we actually did something and we did it without cutting...
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rmitt romney unloaded a mountai of lies today, but it was ann romney who was the real star of the show. this is "the ed show," let's get to work. >> let me give a shout out to all moms that are working. >> the romney campaign is trying to disguise their anti-woman policies and rush limbaugh is lending a hand. >> if i had a daughter, she would look like ann romney. >> karen finney and richard wolffe on ann romney surprise. >> they are paying a lower tax rate. >> senator sheldon is fighting for fairness before monday's vote. >>> newark mayor plays super hero saving his neighbor from a fire. >>> 100 years after it sank, we're getting the most detailed look at the titanic. tonight, we're taking you to the bottom of the ocean. >>> good to have you with us. thanks for watching. the republicans have found their new rock star and i want ain't mitt romney. >> there's one more person i would like to introduce. this is a hero of mine. i happen to believe that all moms are working moms and if you have five sons, why your work is never over. ann romney. >> she's been pushed to the forefront of the
rmitt romney unloaded a mountai of lies today, but it was ann romney who was the real star of the show. this is "the ed show," let's get to work. >> let me give a shout out to all moms that are working. >> the romney campaign is trying to disguise their anti-woman policies and rush limbaugh is lending a hand. >> if i had a daughter, she would look like ann romney. >> karen finney and richard wolffe on ann romney surprise. >> they are paying a lower tax...
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look at the front-runner mitt romney. i know romney looks like a president. but we don't always get the job we look like for. if we did, i'd be the king of the snakes. >> oh, bill hader on saturday night. out on the campaign trail the real campaign trail. he didn't sing "america the beautiful". but he cited davy crockett word for word. >> this place always has a special feeling in my heart. because when i grew up i was thinking about davy crockett, all right. remember the song, born in a mountaintop of tennessee. greenest state in the land of the free. raised in the woods so he knew every tree and he killed himself a bear when he was only 3. davy, davy crockett. >> there you go. mitt romney went back to i love lucy a few months ago. 1950s. very memorable. especially to mitt romney. >>> "morning joe" is just momenting away. [ woman ] dear cat, your hair mixes with pollen and dust. i get congested. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. zyrtec-d® lets me breath freer, so i can love the air. [ male
look at the front-runner mitt romney. i know romney looks like a president. but we don't always get the job we look like for. if we did, i'd be the king of the snakes. >> oh, bill hader on saturday night. out on the campaign trail the real campaign trail. he didn't sing "america the beautiful". but he cited davy crockett word for word. >> this place always has a special feeling in my heart. because when i grew up i was thinking about davy crockett, all right. remember the...
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when ann romney was on "the view" today depending the reproductive rights of women from the romney point of view, look at this clip and notice how many times she uses the word "choice" in her answer. listen to this. >> women are going to have a choice. it's clear. if you're really -- you really want to make a choice and your choices are about reproductive rights, that's your choice. if they are about economic issues and making a better future for your children and making sure that we have this and that's the beauty of what we have in this country, is being able to have those choices. >> now, am i reading too much in that, margie, or does it seem like she's trying to purposefully keep saying choice, choice, choice so she's saying to women that they are pro-choice in. >> no matter how many times you say pro-choice, the fact remains that mitt romney is pro-life. what ann romney said doesn't sound like anything that paul ryan was saying during the presidential debate. mitt romney has been all over the place on abortion all over his career. he's inconsistent and on the wrong side of public op
when ann romney was on "the view" today depending the reproductive rights of women from the romney point of view, look at this clip and notice how many times she uses the word "choice" in her answer. listen to this. >> women are going to have a choice. it's clear. if you're really -- you really want to make a choice and your choices are about reproductive rights, that's your choice. if they are about economic issues and making a better future for your children and...
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biden also went after romney's wealth suggesting he can't relate to average americans. >> governor romney calls the president out of touch. how many of y'all have a swiss bank account? and how many of you have somewhere between $20 million and $100 million in your ira? all right. i got to meet you. i got to meet you. out of touch? >> this was vice president biden's third trip to new hampshire this year president obama took the state in 2008, but it's expected to be a toss-up come november. >>> the 911 calls made the night trayvon martin was killed are taking a central role in the second degree murder case against the shooter, george zimmerman. the 28-year-old gunman was in a florida courtroom yesterday for his first public appearance since killing the unarmed teen. he's expected to plead not guilty when he's arraigned at the end of next month, a bail hearing could be set as early as next week. according to the prosecution, zimmerman "profiled the victim, following him through a gated community, even after a police dispatcher told him not to." the affidavit notes that martin's mother said
biden also went after romney's wealth suggesting he can't relate to average americans. >> governor romney calls the president out of touch. how many of y'all have a swiss bank account? and how many of you have somewhere between $20 million and $100 million in your ira? all right. i got to meet you. i got to meet you. out of touch? >> this was vice president biden's third trip to new hampshire this year president obama took the state in 2008, but it's expected to be a toss-up come...
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governor romney's wife, ann, will speak in prime time. as will new jersey's governor, chris christie. whose speech is the second most anticipated of the week aft candidate's own. the big story at 5:30 this morning is tropical storm isaac. it slid past tampa to the west but has its sights on new orleans and the gulf coast. it could make landfall tomorrow, seven years to the day after hurricane katrina did the same. hurricane warnings in place from louisiana to the state line all the way to the state line of florida and alabama. we have complete coverage of the approaching storm. let's start with the weather channel's paul goodloe live in gulfport, mississippi. paul, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. you mentioned katrina. almost seven years to the day and this area here in coastal mississippi, gulfport, really was ground zero for hurricane katrina. we all know the tragedy in new orleans. the storm surge and winds was pounding this area and almost leveled whole blocks in this coastal region. i am standing about 18-feet above
governor romney's wife, ann, will speak in prime time. as will new jersey's governor, chris christie. whose speech is the second most anticipated of the week aft candidate's own. the big story at 5:30 this morning is tropical storm isaac. it slid past tampa to the west but has its sights on new orleans and the gulf coast. it could make landfall tomorrow, seven years to the day after hurricane katrina did the same. hurricane warnings in place from louisiana to the state line all the way to the...
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mitt romney also understands how to turn around companies. the united states government needs a turn around person that knows how to be successful. not only is mitt romney smart on job creation, he has a very optimistic message also. i think that's why women are trusting him when he speaks. one thing the senator had mentioned, is that women start jobs, women start 2/3 of all small businesses. but the problem is under the dodd-frank bill, there is a denial of access to secret. the other thing under health care, president obama promised us that our health insurance premiums would drop $2,500 per year. the health insurance premiums have skyrocketed to the highest they have in the last ten years. on every measure, women's lives are worse under president obama than they would be under a mitt romney as president of the united states. that's the difference. do women want to pay $2.50 a gallon for gasoline? or do women want to say pay $5 or $6 a gallon for gasoline? do they want to pay lower prices for groceries or high e prices for groceries? do the
mitt romney also understands how to turn around companies. the united states government needs a turn around person that knows how to be successful. not only is mitt romney smart on job creation, he has a very optimistic message also. i think that's why women are trusting him when he speaks. one thing the senator had mentioned, is that women start jobs, women start 2/3 of all small businesses. but the problem is under the dodd-frank bill, there is a denial of access to secret. the other thing...
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mitt romney, they lose. with republicans like these, who needs democrats? friends, this issue is not going away. this issue is not going away. i'm posing that as a question. i don't think this issue is going away. richard, we know that october 15th is the deadline by which mitt romney needs to release his 2011 tax returns, or at least need to be complete. is that going to be enough? how much longer can they stall on this? >> let's just say that his taxes are really complicated, his accounts need lots of time. >> there are hundreds of thousands of pages, yes. >> the client happens to be running for president, and the election will be just a few weeks after october 15th. i just don't understand why even mitt romney, ann romney, or their heavily paid advisers could not have said, guys, do we think we could release this a little bit before voters are paying all the attention in the world? get it out of the way early. never mind about the previous years and all the rest of it, just release that year's tax returns
mitt romney, they lose. with republicans like these, who needs democrats? friends, this issue is not going away. this issue is not going away. i'm posing that as a question. i don't think this issue is going away. richard, we know that october 15th is the deadline by which mitt romney needs to release his 2011 tax returns, or at least need to be complete. is that going to be enough? how much longer can they stall on this? >> let's just say that his taxes are really complicated, his...
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romney. if he exploits the debates to his favor and increases his standard beyond that of obama, he will fit right in. the bad news, romney has to beat obama to do it. and what a big night for politics, history and our bloled country. that's "hardball" for now. "the ed show" starts right now. >>> good evening, america. welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 43 days until the 2012 election. only nine days until the first presidential debate. mitt romney thinks it's fair to pay a smaller tax rate than americans who earn $50,000 a year? you like that? this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> what's your big idea? >> freedom. >> now we know. mitt romney loves freedom and he loves his low tax rate. >> you think it is fair? >> yeah, i think it's the right way to encourage economic growth. >> tonight, richard wolf on mitt romn romney's definition of fair and dean baker on romney's ability to game the tax code with chinese investments. >> my expectation would be in the crunch in october, governo
romney. if he exploits the debates to his favor and increases his standard beyond that of obama, he will fit right in. the bad news, romney has to beat obama to do it. and what a big night for politics, history and our bloled country. that's "hardball" for now. "the ed show" starts right now. >>> good evening, america. welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 43 days until the 2012 election. only nine days until the first presidential debate. mitt romney...
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ann romney. political cut-throat whose birthday is today. happy birthday, mrs. romney. let's bring in our political panel. with us from washington, political analyst former dnc communications director, karen finney. now a columnist for the hill. and the white house, you saw him before, karen, jonathan capehart who is not an opinion writer for the "washington post." can i give with the revelation that far from being personally outraged by hillary rosen's poorly chosen comments last week, ann romney actually saw it as a gift. a political opportunity. >> now, martin, you can't blame her for that. i have to say, if i were in the romney campaign, i would have seen it as a gift, too. they were desperate for something. anything. that's how quickly they pounced on this. here they were trying to defend, you know, romney talking 92% and not sure how they feel about women's access to -- i'm just blowing it today. they were desperate. a 19-point spread will do that to you. i can't say that i blame her for seeing that as a gift. sorry. >> karen, you never blow it and you know that.
ann romney. political cut-throat whose birthday is today. happy birthday, mrs. romney. let's bring in our political panel. with us from washington, political analyst former dnc communications director, karen finney. now a columnist for the hill. and the white house, you saw him before, karen, jonathan capehart who is not an opinion writer for the "washington post." can i give with the revelation that far from being personally outraged by hillary rosen's poorly chosen comments last...
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several romney aides posted links to rosen's comments. though ms. rosen does not work directly for the obama re-election company, the obama campaign manager jim messina tweeted i could not disagree with hillary rosen any more strongly, her xhonts were long and family should be off limits. she should apologize. david axlerod also wrote disappointed in hillary rosen's comments about ann romney. they were inappropriate and offensive. >>> a congressman is facing backlash after comments he made in a town hall meeting in his homestate. >> what percentage of the american legislature do you think are card-carrying marxists ? >> i believe it's about 78 to 81 members of the democratic congress party that are members of the communist party. >> but west is not backing down. his staff released a statement reading in part "the congressman was referring to the 76 members of the congressional progressive caucus. the communist party has publicly referred to the progressive caucus as its allies." outraged progressives responded with their own statement saying "allen
several romney aides posted links to rosen's comments. though ms. rosen does not work directly for the obama re-election company, the obama campaign manager jim messina tweeted i could not disagree with hillary rosen any more strongly, her xhonts were long and family should be off limits. she should apologize. david axlerod also wrote disappointed in hillary rosen's comments about ann romney. they were inappropriate and offensive. >>> a congressman is facing backlash after comments he...
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romney has major investments there. mitt hypocrisy. that's next. uests love it! [ male announcer ] don't miss endless shrimp, just $14.99! try as much as you like, anyway you like. like new teriyaki grilled shrimp. offer ends soon! my name is angela trapp, and i sea food differently. >>> governor romney was in ohio today again talking jobs, trying to connect with the middle class but he has a big problem. here's the secret he's trying to hide. take a look at this. the economy is getting better. the jobless rate in ohio is falling. now down to 7.2%. so mr. economy has become mr. scare tactics. >> we are the most innovative and productive people in the world but we will not allow them to keep taking our jobs on an unfair basis. >> stop taking our jobs. yes. he's vowing to stop what president obama couldn't. it's time to crack down. it's time to get tough. it's time to stop the madness. >> china has cheated. i will stop them from stealing american jobs. we have to crack down on cheaters like china. when someone cheats like
romney has major investments there. mitt hypocrisy. that's next. uests love it! [ male announcer ] don't miss endless shrimp, just $14.99! try as much as you like, anyway you like. like new teriyaki grilled shrimp. offer ends soon! my name is angela trapp, and i sea food differently. >>> governor romney was in ohio today again talking jobs, trying to connect with the middle class but he has a big problem. here's the secret he's trying to hide. take a look at this. the economy is...
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here's what romney said about hud. quote, i'm going to take a lot of departments in washington and is agencies and combine them. some eliminate, but i'm probably not going to lay out just exactly which things are going to go, things like housing and urban development, which my dad was head of, that might not be around later. but i'm not going to actually go through these one by one. on the department of education, the department of education, i will either consolidate with another agency or perhaps make it a heck of a lot smaller. i'm not gog get rid of it entirely. >> show to have. >> mitt romney naked and unplugged is kind of a scary thing. it just goes to show you that everyone knows that mitt romney is not being level when he comes in the public, when he talks out. whether it's immigration or anything else. fred barnes had a piece in the wall street journal a few days ago saying he was talking to a private adviser to romney saying, don't worry. his real immigration stances are a lot different than what he says in p
here's what romney said about hud. quote, i'm going to take a lot of departments in washington and is agencies and combine them. some eliminate, but i'm probably not going to lay out just exactly which things are going to go, things like housing and urban development, which my dad was head of, that might not be around later. but i'm not going to actually go through these one by one. on the department of education, the department of education, i will either consolidate with another agency or...
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that did not stop the author of the etch a sketch quote about mitt romney, romney's campaign strategist sfr tweeting, obama adviser, hillary rosen, goes on cnn to debut their new kill ann strategy and in the process insults hard working moms. >> the romney campaign sent their best public speaker to fox news to defend motherhood. >> she should have come to my house when those five boys were causing so much trouble. it was not so easy. my career choice was to be a mother and i think that all of us need to know that we need to respect choices that women make. i'll tell you that mitt said to me more times than you would imagine, ann, your job is more important than mine. >> last night as soon as the words were out of hillary rosen's mouth the obama re-election campaign rushed to twitter to assure swing voters that they support motherhood as much as ann romney does. senior strategist david axelrod said that her comments were inappropriate and offensive and jim messina tweeted that she should apologize. the first lady tweeted, every mother works hard and every women deserves to be respected.
that did not stop the author of the etch a sketch quote about mitt romney, romney's campaign strategist sfr tweeting, obama adviser, hillary rosen, goes on cnn to debut their new kill ann strategy and in the process insults hard working moms. >> the romney campaign sent their best public speaker to fox news to defend motherhood. >> she should have come to my house when those five boys were causing so much trouble. it was not so easy. my career choice was to be a mother and i think...
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i went into the romney store. there was a romney ryan store. before the speeches were given, they had t-shirts an some of the lines you heard there were already on the backs of t-shirts. >> you know the rumors get spread around the middle east, the pseudo religious stuff, i'm beginning to think we're getting there. we just make up stuff, fact checking doesn't mean anything. they mock fact check. oh, that's science. >> they're furious at politifact. thank you, mayor brown. coming up, now it's president obama's turn with his convention. how does he combat those distortio distortions? are you better off than you were four year ago? we're going to ask the strategists. also, it's the biggest thing on twitter just about everywhere. clint eastwood. as i long time fan, i'm asking myself what was the romney campaign thinking in booking this guy in the one hour they had to sell the country. plus, democrats -- voter suppression, finally, a federal judge stops ohio republicans from stopping in person voting on the last weekend before election day. progress
i went into the romney store. there was a romney ryan store. before the speeches were given, they had t-shirts an some of the lines you heard there were already on the backs of t-shirts. >> you know the rumors get spread around the middle east, the pseudo religious stuff, i'm beginning to think we're getting there. we just make up stuff, fact checking doesn't mean anything. they mock fact check. oh, that's science. >> they're furious at politifact. thank you, mayor brown. coming up,...
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he might just be as out of touch, as say, mitt romney. >> what is wrong with mitt romney? >> this is going to look really bad on the evening news. >> it certainly does. let's get right to our panel. political commentator abby huntsman, strategist julian epstein. good afternoon to all of you. if i can start with you, rich. mitt romney spent much of the week saying the president was out of touch but edged it with new questions about when or if he will release more of his own tax returns. why wouldn't willard mitt man of the people romney come in, clean house and release the lot. what is the problem? >> well, there is a small issue about how little tax he's paid. you know, they say that he's done everything that is required of him and it's true. what is required of a presidential candidate is almost nothing. he could actually follow his father's model here. his father did set the standard in terms of releasing previous years. and it is interesting, watching this first engagement between the two campaigns. head to head here. because the romney campaign's effort is to say this
he might just be as out of touch, as say, mitt romney. >> what is wrong with mitt romney? >> this is going to look really bad on the evening news. >> it certainly does. let's get right to our panel. political commentator abby huntsman, strategist julian epstein. good afternoon to all of you. if i can start with you, rich. mitt romney spent much of the week saying the president was out of touch but edged it with new questions about when or if he will release more of his own tax...
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this just in -- the romney campaign says everyone is safe after ann romney's plane made an emergency landing in colorado after smoke filled the cabin. ann romney even tweeted saying everyone's okay. good for her. >>> let's go to this with howardfeinman now. i want to read to you a classic example of friday afternoon news dump. mitt romney releasing his tax returns for last year. he paid an effective rate of 14.1%, below the rate we know that people pay of payroll taxes. the campaign also released a summary of his taxes for the past 20 years -- a summary. they say romney paid an average of 20.2%, and they say he never paid less than 13.6%. republican stratojist alec castellanos had a strong response telling "the "politico,"" at first i thought this was an april fool's joke, i can't believe that david axelrod will say i'm glad mitt put this behind him. this will drag his taxes into the debate. i can't imagine why nay would do this." i know they said they would release the current years or last year's return, they did that showing he pays less than the average guy. he says is one of the
this just in -- the romney campaign says everyone is safe after ann romney's plane made an emergency landing in colorado after smoke filled the cabin. ann romney even tweeted saying everyone's okay. good for her. >>> let's go to this with howardfeinman now. i want to read to you a classic example of friday afternoon news dump. mitt romney releasing his tax returns for last year. he paid an effective rate of 14.1%, below the rate we know that people pay of payroll taxes. the campaign...